[2024-09-05] Baked beans amnesia
In a recent conversation, Mel mentioned that Chris had made baked beans. I thought she meant that he had made baked beans from scratch, as in a big batch baked in the oven or a slow cooker for hours.
— "Chris hasn't made baked beans in years," I insisted.
— "What do you mean? He just made them the other day."
I was dumbfounded. I would know if Chris had made baked beans in my house. It's not like making a sandwich when one can get in and out of the kitchen in 15 minutes flat, leaving no trace that a sandwich was ever made or consumed.
— "I don't think he did," I responded.
— "I think you're having baked beans amnesia," Mel retorted.
After I stopped laughing, I came to realize that Mel simply meant that Chris had opened a can of baked beans and reheated them.
— "Oh, yes, that," I acknowledged. "He does that all the time."
Since then, whenever Mel and I find ourselves in a semantic misunderstanding, one of us will say, "I think you're having baked beans amnesia."
